It is hard to believe that almost four years have already passed since Jamaica became a signatory to The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 (‘the Convention’). On February 8, 2017, The Children (Guardianship and Custody) Act (‘the Act’) was amended to include provisions to allow the Jamaican Supreme Court …
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Nothing is more timely than a getaway with your close friends at the end of the season to celebrate and share your new year’s goals says, Tyeka Hayles. A fan of holidays, Hayles, affectionately called ‘TK’, the moniker the singer also uses as her stage name, was anxious to get together with friends. No offence …
As a little girl, Judith Falloon-Reid always enjoyed reading. Growing up in Jamaica, she grabbed whatever literary material she could get her hands on, and was especially fond of National Geographic. It was from that eye-opening experience that she discovered her love for exploring the great unknowns. “From reading, I [learnt] about how fascinating the …
Will Santa wear a mask for Christmas? This must be a burning question on the minds of so many children worldwide. Chesand Gregory has presented this answer in a creative, storytelling fashion. Her children’s book, titled Will Santa Wear a Mask? A Christmas Adventure with the JAG Brothers, features two brothers, eight-year-old Jali and his …
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PORTLAND, Oregon (AP): A high school in Southwest Portland in the United States will be renamed after one of five history-making black women chosen as finalists by a committee of students, educators and community members. The renaming effort began in September after intense pressure from students and alumni amid a mass movement against racial injustice …
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SEATTLE (AP): MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced that she has given away US$4.1 billion in the past four months to hundreds of organisations as part of a giving pledge she announced last year. Scott announced her pandemic-era philanthropy in a Medium post on Tuesday, The Seattle …
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WASHINGTON (AP): The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court a second time to reinstate a rule that women must pick up an abortion pill in person during the COVID-19 pandemic. The request to the high court Tuesday comes just over a month before President Donald Trump leaves office. The rule has been on hold …
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PARIS (AP): Paris’ city hall has been fined 90,000 euros for having appointed too many women to top positions in 2018, in breach of a law aimed at ensuring gender balance. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo denounced the fine as “unfair” and “absurd” on Tuesday during a meeting of the city council. In 2018, 11 women …
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Lovebirds Gillian Lee and Chad Hammond first laid eyes on each other over a decade ago. Acquainted through a mutual friend, the two began hanging out with each other in purely platonic group settings. But it wasn’t long before they would develop a unique bond of their own. “We were actually just friends for quite …
BUENOS AIRES (AP): Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house on Friday passed a bill that would legalise abortion in most cases, a proposal from President Alberto Fernández in response to long-sought demands from women’s rights activists. The bill, which needs approval from the country’s Senate in a debate expected before the end of the year, allows …
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